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following the interview opera tweeted, just wrapped with lance armstrong. he came ready. last year he was stripped of his seven tour titles and banned for life following a report from the u.s. anti-doping agency, a report that labeled armstrong as the mastermind of a, quote, systematic, sustained and highly professionalized team-run doping conspiracy. nbc news has learned that in a conversation the 41-year-old armstrong said, quote, it was just the way the game was played at the time, so it was a level playing field. before he interviewed with oprah, armstrong visited the headquarters of the cancer foundation he founded. there he told the livestrong staff, quote, i'm sorry, and apologized for letting them down. but did not give them a full admission. >> people at livestrong have been pressuring him for a little while now to minimize this damage. >> reporter: damage years of lying and cheating has done to an organization and to the legacy of a sports icon. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> so what about the potential legal and financial fallout ahead for the athlete worth an est
following the interview opera tweeted, just wrapped with lance armstrong. he came ready. last year he was stripped of his seven tour titles and banned for life following a report from the u.s. anti-doping agency, a report that labeled armstrong as the mastermind of a, quote, systematic, sustained and highly professionalized team-run doping conspiracy. nbc news has learned that in a conversation the 41-year-old armstrong said, quote, it was just the way the game was played at the time, so it was...
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once a hero, lance armstrong is now by his own admission a liar. the cancer survivor built his mythic image on seven consecutive victories in the tour de france and vehement denials that his success was helped by performance-enhancing drugs. >> have you ever, ever, in the history of this race, used performance-enhancing drugs? >> absolutely not. never. not once. >> how many times do i have to say it? >> we have nothing to hide. >> i have never doped. >> nobody believes in doping controls more than me. >> reporter: when he sat down with oprah winfrey yesterday, armstrong admitted he doped. a source with knowledge of the interview described it as awkward and tense. winfrey called it difficult. >> emotional doesn't begin to describe the intensity or the difficulty that, i think, he experienced in talking about some of these things. >> reporter: betsy, once part of armstrong's inner circle with her husband, a former teammate, is one of armstrong's most vocal critics. >> there were a lot of people he hurt and a lot of people he tried to destroy. >> repo
once a hero, lance armstrong is now by his own admission a liar. the cancer survivor built his mythic image on seven consecutive victories in the tour de france and vehement denials that his success was helped by performance-enhancing drugs. >> have you ever, ever, in the history of this race, used performance-enhancing drugs? >> absolutely not. never. not once. >> how many times do i have to say it? >> we have nothing to hide. >> i have never doped. >>...
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lance armstrong's bike. bike? >> hi, jimmy. [ laughter ] thanks for having me on the show. >> jimmy: yeah. thank you for joining us. my first question is did you know about the doping? >> ah, well, yes. i had my suspicions. while i never saw lance doping because i don't have eyes, i did notice that he was riding me very fast. [ laughter ] i mean, he always rode me fast, but then all of a sudden, he was riding me very fast. >> jimmy: right. >> even uphill, you know, and i'm sitting there thinking, um, okay. this is weird. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. [ laughter ] how did you feel when you found out that he did in fact use performance enhancing drugs? >> oh, i -- i felt betrayed. [ laughter ] because, you know, here i am doing my best being a bike, which i'm great at, and i love. i love being a bike. and then i find out that this whole time the butt that has been on me has been the butt of a cheater. a cheating butt, and that hurts. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: so how are you doing these days? >> i'm doing great, you know. i -- i'
lance armstrong's bike. bike? >> hi, jimmy. [ laughter ] thanks for having me on the show. >> jimmy: yeah. thank you for joining us. my first question is did you know about the doping? >> ah, well, yes. i had my suspicions. while i never saw lance doping because i don't have eyes, i did notice that he was riding me very fast. [ laughter ] i mean, he always rode me fast, but then all of a sudden, he was riding me very fast. >> jimmy: right. >> even uphill, you know,...
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and lance armstrong still faces a lifetime ban. diane? >> a lifetime ban. so, what would it take to change that, neal? >> reporter: well, officials tell abc news that he is now in talks with them about coming forward, fully, confessing fully to officials, possibly testifying against others and if he does so, officials say, he could reduce that lifetime ban to eight years, which would put him back in competition right around the time he's about 49 or 50 years old. >> all right, neal karlinsky reporting in again tonight. thank you so much. >>> and tomorrow, president obama will announce his action plan against gun violence in america. but today, new york governor andrew cuomo signed a law that is the toughest gun law in the nation right now and tried to tackle a very big question. how do you keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill? abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas tells us about the controversial idea. >> reporter: we've all seen the faces. young men accused of horrific mass shootings, looking unstable, believed to be mentally ill. they
and lance armstrong still faces a lifetime ban. diane? >> a lifetime ban. so, what would it take to change that, neal? >> reporter: well, officials tell abc news that he is now in talks with them about coming forward, fully, confessing fully to officials, possibly testifying against others and if he does so, officials say, he could reduce that lifetime ban to eight years, which would put him back in competition right around the time he's about 49 or 50 years old. >> all right,...
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. >>> more rumors swirl around lance armstrong. will he or won't he admit to doping in the next few weeks with an interview with oprah winfrey? what some are expecting him to say. >>> if so, this is very high on the richter scale for awfulness. >> the first portrait of the duchess of cambridge has led to a wide range of opinions. we'll let you know what the duchess herself has to say. >>> and we're watching quickly cooling temperatures. freeze warnings up and down the bay area from the north bay into the santa clara valley. 40s outside now, but you will be surprised by just how quickly our temperatures reach freezing tonight. i'll have the details in your forecast coming up. >>> the murder of michelle le in the east bay last year is now in the national spotlight. for the first time on "dateline," gisele esteban answered questions from investigators about that killing, and now le's family is speaking out about the gripping evidence revealed in the case. our stephanie trang has that story. >> you really just want to go into the scree
. >>> more rumors swirl around lance armstrong. will he or won't he admit to doping in the next few weeks with an interview with oprah winfrey? what some are expecting him to say. >>> if so, this is very high on the richter scale for awfulness. >> the first portrait of the duchess of cambridge has led to a wide range of opinions. we'll let you know what the duchess herself has to say. >>> and we're watching quickly cooling temperatures. freeze warnings up and...
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. >>> still ahead, lance armstrong has plans to sit down with the queen of talk. and the rumors are already flying about what he might reveal. you in heaven. wrapped in luxury. you in action. you in motion. you in luck. play in style. talking stick resort, scottsdale. book now to enjoy cactus league spring training rates. secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. >>> lance armstrong will reportedly admit to doping in a television interview next week. "usa today" reports armstrong is expected to come clean about his past drug use when interviewed on monday. the interview is scheduled to air thursday on own. armstrong has strongly denied doping charges in the past. he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles a month ago after the u.s. anti-doping agency released a detailed report. armstrong's representatives are not commenting on the reports about the oprah show. >>> and president barack obama spent pa
. >>> still ahead, lance armstrong has plans to sit down with the queen of talk. and the rumors are already flying about what he might reveal. you in heaven. wrapped in luxury. you in action. you in motion. you in luck. play in style. talking stick resort, scottsdale. book now to enjoy cactus league spring training rates. secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the...
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. >>> the associated press is quoting a source reporting tonight that lance armstrong has confessed to oprah winfrey in a three-hour interview taped today that he used performance-enhancing drugs. earlier today before the interview, he sat down with the people who work at the charity he founded, livestrong, to apologize to them. our report on all of it tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: today, after months of silence about whether he would address widespread speculation that he used performance-enhancing drugs, lance armstrong issued an apology to the cancer foundation he founded for what livestrong said was the stress they have endured because of him. the mea culpa happened before armstrong sat down with oprah winfrey for an interview set to air thursday, in which he is expected to offer an admission of some measure. >> he was a transcendent sports figure, bigger than the sport and it was because of the livestrong band, because of the bracelets and people overcoming cancer. and frankly, people at livestrong have been pressuring him for a while now. to minimize this damage. >> r
. >>> the associated press is quoting a source reporting tonight that lance armstrong has confessed to oprah winfrey in a three-hour interview taped today that he used performance-enhancing drugs. earlier today before the interview, he sat down with the people who work at the charity he founded, livestrong, to apologize to them. our report on all of it tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: today, after months of silence about whether he would address widespread speculation...
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armstrong is talking now is to help lance armstrong. do you still feel that way? >> yeah a bit. but you can tell, it's real. he's very emotional and he's definitely sorry. i don't know. i think it's going to be a hard next few weeks for him, next few months, years. >> i want people -- >> again, he did the right thing, finally. and it's never too late to tell the truth. >> i want people to understand, you are someone who has admitted to lying and doping in the past. you've been on this show. you said, matt, i lied right to your face in the past. >> yes. >> but when you wrote your book and accused lance armstrong of doping he came out strongly against you. and he said, quote -- a statement released by his people, writing a book today about events that allegedly took place more than ten years ago is not about setting the record straight or righting a wrong. it is greedy, opportunistic and self serving. does he owe you an apology? >> for me, he owes an awful lot of other people an apology. i don't need an apology. we've known each other a l
armstrong is talking now is to help lance armstrong. do you still feel that way? >> yeah a bit. but you can tell, it's real. he's very emotional and he's definitely sorry. i don't know. i think it's going to be a hard next few weeks for him, next few months, years. >> i want people -- >> again, he did the right thing, finally. and it's never too late to tell the truth. >> i want people to understand, you are someone who has admitted to lying and doping in the past....
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lance armstrong is a partial owner here. i was talking to the general manager of the store, and he said they know the circle of support for lance armstrong has shrunk considerably, but there's still a great number of people who support him. he told me an anecdote of a woman who bought a bike here and after the report had come out, returned the bike and said i refuse to give that guy lance armstrong any money. but despite all of that, there is still support and he still supports the friend he's known since they were teenagers. have you told him maybe you lost faith in him? >> no. there's still a lot there. there's still a lot of things that he's done and accomplished outside of the seven tours of france. everything right now is focused on that. when you take him the person and look at all the things that he's done, people's inspired, people's helped with cancer, there's a much bigger story. and i think that part of the story will start to come around. a lot of people are sort of abandoning him really quickly and i think that
lance armstrong is a partial owner here. i was talking to the general manager of the store, and he said they know the circle of support for lance armstrong has shrunk considerably, but there's still a great number of people who support him. he told me an anecdote of a woman who bought a bike here and after the report had come out, returned the bike and said i refuse to give that guy lance armstrong any money. but despite all of that, there is still support and he still supports the friend he's...
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>>> lance talks to oprah. did lance armstrong help himself or make it worse last night? was he really telling the truth? >>> and girls night. after the try yump, their message for shy children everywhere. they're our persons of the week. >>> good evening. on this friday night as we come on the air, the drama is still playing out in the desert. the workers, including americans taken hostage by terrorists with ties to al qaeda. the algerian army is still trying to end the dangerous showdown. we are hearing harrowing stories from those who managed to get out alive. martha raddatz is overseas following every new twist in this story tonight. martha? >> reporter: diane, we now know that one american is dead. the family has been notified. as this bloody assault intensifies. algerian special forces moving in, trying to end this stand-off with the terror group once and for all. >> reporter: the assault tonight is a deadly mission. the gas plant has been ringed with explosives by the hostage takers, not to mention all that gas. it's a dangerous mix. images tonight on arab tv of th
>>> lance talks to oprah. did lance armstrong help himself or make it worse last night? was he really telling the truth? >>> and girls night. after the try yump, their message for shy children everywhere. they're our persons of the week. >>> good evening. on this friday night as we come on the air, the drama is still playing out in the desert. the workers, including americans taken hostage by terrorists with ties to al qaeda. the algerian army is still trying to end...
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lance armstrong, a full confession. i'll talk to somebody who has been through the mincer as someone exposed as a cheat. we'll listen to his take on lance armstrong and his comeback in political life. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections, like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart, i'm the ultimate shrimp lover, and i sea food differently. [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine re
lance armstrong, a full confession. i'll talk to somebody who has been through the mincer as someone exposed as a cheat. we'll listen to his take on lance armstrong and his comeback in political life. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better....
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armstrong versus cancer, we had lance armstrong versus everyone in the tour de france, but lance armstrong versus the truth, that is -- that's one that he really couldn't win in the end, and we lost a lot of faith over the years. this is 15 years old for all of us that have known the truth all along. and we really began to wonder if this day would ever come. >> well, i wondered when you talk about lance armstrong, you also talk about lance armstrong versus himself, and i wonder, he has this reputation, can he build himself back up, or has he threatened and intimidated so many people here that there's really no road to redemption for him? >> well, part of what i think is going to happen on oprah, i don't think that we're going to get a lance armstrong who is -- there's not going to be sobbing. he is going to try to justify much of what he did. i don't know what a partial confession is, but that's -- that's something that we'll just have to see here. but the nice thing about what is happening is that we can -- this is really the beginning in a sense, that now the story can start to accelerat
armstrong versus cancer, we had lance armstrong versus everyone in the tour de france, but lance armstrong versus the truth, that is -- that's one that he really couldn't win in the end, and we lost a lot of faith over the years. this is 15 years old for all of us that have known the truth all along. and we really began to wonder if this day would ever come. >> well, i wondered when you talk about lance armstrong, you also talk about lance armstrong versus himself, and i wonder, he has...
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you covered lance armstrong almost his entire career, i guess. what did you make of what happened tonight? >> never mind, i have said all this and now in this riskless way you wonder if he has a soul. just immediately saying yes, no hesitation. no emotion. this is one riskless guy, as i said. >> the greatest chief in the history of sport? >> absolutely. the biggest fraud. i think we can see why. almost like it is a cold-blooded cheating and a guy who just almost doesn't feel remorse. he says a few times during the interview i feel bad about this. whenever. is almost don't believe that he feels that way. >> unbelievably callous and glibness to his delivery. he is locked up, got caught and i had better say these things. plus you read this notorious piece, i believe and lance armstrong. i understand why he did it because she knew him well. he told you i never ducked and you believed him. you are not the only one that fell for this by any means with respect to sports writers. when you see the scale of the admission tonight, and therefore the scale of
you covered lance armstrong almost his entire career, i guess. what did you make of what happened tonight? >> never mind, i have said all this and now in this riskless way you wonder if he has a soul. just immediately saying yes, no hesitation. no emotion. this is one riskless guy, as i said. >> the greatest chief in the history of sport? >> absolutely. the biggest fraud. i think we can see why. almost like it is a cold-blooded cheating and a guy who just almost doesn't feel...
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what's next for lance armstrong? going to talk with reed abergotti, legal reporter from "the wall street journal" and sports agent drew rosenhouse with us. drew, i'll begin with you if i can. did it work? did what lance armstrong need to do last night, was he effective in doing it? >> we won't know for a while whether or not it works, what his objectives are. for him to get back into the public eye, to become an athlete, personality, or someone who hopes to make money professionally again in the public eye, this was the very beginning, you have to admit you made a mistake. come clean, apologize, and then you can rebuild from there. >> you can do a million interviews with oprah, that won't work for the usada. >> this has no bearing on whether he can go back to competing in triathlons at all. and usada has been very clear about that. and they would look at this interview as kind of a gauge about what he might say to them. i don't think they would be satisfied with a lot of these answers. >> dr. ferrari, the centerpiece
what's next for lance armstrong? going to talk with reed abergotti, legal reporter from "the wall street journal" and sports agent drew rosenhouse with us. drew, i'll begin with you if i can. did it work? did what lance armstrong need to do last night, was he effective in doing it? >> we won't know for a while whether or not it works, what his objectives are. for him to get back into the public eye, to become an athlete, personality, or someone who hopes to make money...
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>>> lance armstrong's stunning confessions. good >>> lance armstrong sat down with oprah and bombshell after bombshell came out. he admitted he cheated, he lied, he ducked. the rumors he spent years to nine, the world trip. blood doping was his cocktail for cycling competition, blood transfusions and testosterone and on he went. didn't think it was possible. he admits using banned substances in the tour de france and says he was afraid of getting caught. listen to what he told oprah when he he asked if he thought when he was doing was wrong. >> was a big deal to you, did it feel wrong. >> at the time, now. >> did not feel wrong. >> no. scary. did you feel bad about it. >> no. even scarier. >> did you feel in any way that you were cheating? >> no. the scariest. >>> he had to look at the word she to see what it meant and he said it didn't apply to him. joining me as a sports columnist from "usa today." christine, extending interviewed. a full hats off to oprah winfrey, you can't really be to the devastating power of this segment.
>>> lance armstrong's stunning confessions. good >>> lance armstrong sat down with oprah and bombshell after bombshell came out. he admitted he cheated, he lied, he ducked. the rumors he spent years to nine, the world trip. blood doping was his cocktail for cycling competition, blood transfusions and testosterone and on he went. didn't think it was possible. he admits using banned substances in the tour de france and says he was afraid of getting caught. listen to what he told...
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lance armstrong comes clean. reports say the disgraced cyclist confessed to oprah winfrey that he was doping during a storied career that included a record seven tour de france titles. that interview will air thursday on winfrey's own network. >>> the aurora, colorado, movie theater where people were killed during a midnight massacre in july is set to reopen on thursday. before it does, victims and their families will are be allowed to privately visit the complex today and tomorrow. thursday's reopening is built as a night of remembrance. some 2,000 tickets will be given to victims, first responders, hospital workers, and volunteers. >> and just a month after the school shootings that sparked a nationwide debate over gun control, listen to this, the national rifle soes yeassociati released a new app for smartphones. it's called nra gun range. it went up on sunday. according to the itunes' description it includes 3-d shooti shooting. >>> a 12-year-old boy in southern california has been found responsible for the m
lance armstrong comes clean. reports say the disgraced cyclist confessed to oprah winfrey that he was doping during a storied career that included a record seven tour de france titles. that interview will air thursday on winfrey's own network. >>> the aurora, colorado, movie theater where people were killed during a midnight massacre in july is set to reopen on thursday. before it does, victims and their families will are be allowed to privately visit the complex today and tomorrow....
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the fraudulent claims of lance armstrong. there has been a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by one of the members of the team. there is a law that says if you expose fraud, you can be compensated. the u.s. government may say lance armstrong should be responsible for that award. and then you have companies, as you say, like nike and other companies that depended upon his good reputation to market their products, and they could claim that they have been defrauded. so lots of potential civil lawsuits against lance armstrong, depending upon what he tells oprah in that interview. >> and if you're a lawyer, on either side, if you're lance armstrong's lawyer or you're on the anti-doping side, you're one of the agencies, these bodies looking at his record, what are you looking for in that interview? >> well, i'm looking for a precise admission to the use of performance-enhancing drugs and blood doping. i'm looking for him to say he actually did that. because you notice he rather brazenly in that deposition that was just played denies and
the fraudulent claims of lance armstrong. there has been a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by one of the members of the team. there is a law that says if you expose fraud, you can be compensated. the u.s. government may say lance armstrong should be responsible for that award. and then you have companies, as you say, like nike and other companies that depended upon his good reputation to market their products, and they could claim that they have been defrauded. so lots of potential civil lawsuits...
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you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it started, austin, texas, lance armstrong's hometown, home base. cnn's george howell is there. george, you know, this is not just a story where people across america are in disbelief are, you know, are outraged, are still angry, are considering forgiving him. this must be hell in his hometown. >> reporter: you know, ashleigh, the question here, was it believable, you know, he said all of the right words, but is he truly, sincerely apologetic, you know, for what he did here? and when you talk to people, some ask, you know, does it really make a difference, and some say they are disappointed. there are cyclists who are livid, ashleigh, about what they heard the other night. but i spoke with one person, michael hall, he writes for "texas monthly" he rode with lance and he knows him well enough, and he said when you listen to what lance armstrong had to say, you do have to question whether he really meant it,
you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it started, austin, texas, lance armstrong's hometown, home base. cnn's george howell is there. george, you know, this is not just a story where people across america are in disbelief are, you know, are outraged, are still angry, are considering forgiving him. this must be hell in his hometown. >> reporter: you know, ashleigh, the question here,...
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the second interviewer we saw a more humble lance armstrong. particularly when he talked about the lowest point which is stepping away from his career of service with the foundation. also, the tough times that his son spent defending his father. that's really the time that you saw him break which is when he tug ted hea-- tugged at the heartstrings of every person watching the interviewer. >> any time i see public confessions, part of me is what do we want to hear? he admits he lied. is there anything he can say that puts him back in the game either with the public or certainly in a sporting life? >> what we didn't hear from lance which everyone wants to hear is a continual apology. i'm sorry. you really didn't feel warm and fuzzy from his interviewer. in fact, you felt cold. he almost felt distant. it was as if he was doing -- >> the third person. >> exactly. everyone a favor by being here. the interviewer also was too long. he should have just gotten right to the point of what he needed to say and ended it. it was really drawn out. and he was
the second interviewer we saw a more humble lance armstrong. particularly when he talked about the lowest point which is stepping away from his career of service with the foundation. also, the tough times that his son spent defending his father. that's really the time that you saw him break which is when he tug ted hea-- tugged at the heartstrings of every person watching the interviewer. >> any time i see public confessions, part of me is what do we want to hear? he admits he lied. is...
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lance armstrong risks hurting himself even more in the hopes of winning sympathy and restoring a lost reputation. oprah says the interview lasted 2 1/2 hours and that armstrong came, quote, ready. it was reported to be an emotional interview but no word as to whether armstrong confessed. it should be noted that the u.s. anti-doping agency has an offer to armstrong to offer him a massive reduction in his lifetime ban, if he comes forward and names names. so far, diane, he has not. >> but it is still breaking news there. and we thank you, neal karlinsky. >>> and we move the next to gun violence, one month to the day after the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. because the president announced today he has a blueprint for action. and we have a poll tonight, showing where we agree in this polarizing debate in this country and where we divide. abc's senior white house correspondent jonathan karl, who questioned the president today, tells us what to expect next. >> reporter: in his first press conference this year, the president vowed quick action on gun violence, with or without congress. >>
lance armstrong risks hurting himself even more in the hopes of winning sympathy and restoring a lost reputation. oprah says the interview lasted 2 1/2 hours and that armstrong came, quote, ready. it was reported to be an emotional interview but no word as to whether armstrong confessed. it should be noted that the u.s. anti-doping agency has an offer to armstrong to offer him a massive reduction in his lifetime ban, if he comes forward and names names. so far, diane, he has not. >> but...
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lance armstrong's riveting but incomplete confession. incomplete and many say other things as well, some say calculating, cocky, and cruel. whatever you call it, his effort continues as oprah winfrey runs the second installment of hir interview with the disgraced tour de france winner. after the interview, we'll have another edition of "360." this portion expected to deal with his betrayal of live strong. some people are less than happy with his confession so far. people he targeted for telling the truth when he was still lying. >> this is a guy who used to be my friend who decimated me. he could have come clean. he owed it to me. he oweds it to the sport that he destroyed. >> her husband used to ride with lance armstrong. she's going to join us later tonight, and again, will be reacting instantly to what she hears from armstrong. last night, she said armstrong dropped the ball, that he owed to her and her husband frankie to come clean. when he was lying, they were telling the truth, and he tried to destroy them, what she rea reacted so
lance armstrong's riveting but incomplete confession. incomplete and many say other things as well, some say calculating, cocky, and cruel. whatever you call it, his effort continues as oprah winfrey runs the second installment of hir interview with the disgraced tour de france winner. after the interview, we'll have another edition of "360." this portion expected to deal with his betrayal of live strong. some people are less than happy with his confession so far. people he targeted...
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. >>> on thursday the oprah winfrey network will broadcast an interview with lance armstrong and during that interview the disgraced cyclist admits to doping. it's a saga that has some outraged and some conflicted. this morning an east bay man speaking out about the cycling legend who said he helped save his life. stephanie chuang has the story. >> i wanted you to know how much i appreciate your support. >> reporter: it's the first thing you see when you walk into bob's house. the yellow jersey signed by lance armstrong. >> it's a constant reminder of how it all began. >> reporter: in 2001 he fought testicular cancer. >> it was the tumor the size of a big cantaloupe. >> reporter: that's when a friend hand him armstrong's book. >> he was a big inspiration which thrilled us to no end because it made him fight for his life. he won. >> reporter: the couple met armstrong several times after raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for his organization. with his reported admission of doping today, they are conflicted. appreciative of what armstrong has done but struggle with him as a person c
. >>> on thursday the oprah winfrey network will broadcast an interview with lance armstrong and during that interview the disgraced cyclist admits to doping. it's a saga that has some outraged and some conflicted. this morning an east bay man speaking out about the cycling legend who said he helped save his life. stephanie chuang has the story. >> i wanted you to know how much i appreciate your support. >> reporter: it's the first thing you see when you walk into bob's...
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get on national headline programs, it doesn't, it did with lance armstrong and after lance armstrong it didn't and it is again because lance armstrong is in the news again. it is a massive story and i think his story had as many sort of components to it of what people look to sports for as any story that has ever been told in sports. >> rose: daniel. >> it is a greek myth, we have seen his rise and now we are compelled by his fall because it is driven by the same quality, that willingness to do anything to win in cycling that took him to some dark places and seeing exactly as we wrote in our book the secret race we are seeing exactly what that place looked like and what it is made of and the decisions he made,. >> rose: the answer to the question, why would he dope in the first place is simply the competition and the need to win? >> it has to do with the way he is built, this is what makes lance, lance he so easy the word in a very binary way, he looks out at a landscape if something will help him and if it won't, he won't do it, so that same strategy, that same mindset which made hi
get on national headline programs, it doesn't, it did with lance armstrong and after lance armstrong it didn't and it is again because lance armstrong is in the news again. it is a massive story and i think his story had as many sort of components to it of what people look to sports for as any story that has ever been told in sports. >> rose: daniel. >> it is a greek myth, we have seen his rise and now we are compelled by his fall because it is driven by the same quality, that...
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. >>> is lance armstrong still holding on to secrets? >> he did not come clean in the manner that i expected. it was surprising to me. >> what does oprah mean that she was surprised and that he didn't come clean? more on lance's so-called admission that he was doping and now the justice department is considering joining a lawsuit against lance armstrong. >>> plus, why democratic senator chuck schumer now says he is ready to support former republican senator chuck hagel for defense secretary and what that means for hagel's chances of confirmation. >>> and the first lady teams up with the world's largest retailer to put veterans back to work. details on what the first lady calls walmart's historic and groundbreaking plan. >>> and you can join our conversation on twitter. my twitter page is @tamronhall and you can reach my team. ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. now tell the world daniel... excuse me, sir i'm gonn
. >>> is lance armstrong still holding on to secrets? >> he did not come clean in the manner that i expected. it was surprising to me. >> what does oprah mean that she was surprised and that he didn't come clean? more on lance's so-called admission that he was doping and now the justice department is considering joining a lawsuit against lance armstrong. >>> plus, why democratic senator chuck schumer now says he is ready to support former republican senator chuck...
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lance armstrong opens up to oprah winfrey about doping. she says he comes clean in an unexpected way. a new wonder material is said to change your world forever. we will show you what it looks like. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. syrian students turned up at the university of aleppo today ready for the first day of exams. what they got instead was two massive explosions. twin blasts rocked the school, killing at least 80 people. rebel forces as the government bombed the campus deliberately. from neighboring turkey, james reynolds reports. >> the university of aleppo was thought to be one of the last safe places in syria of's largest city. but two explosions changed that. these pictures were filmed just after the blasts. the side of this building was blown away. the university was home to both students and ordinary people who had taken refuge from fighting elsewhere in aleppo. the browns are in an area of grounds nt control -- brow are in an area under government control, but activists say it wa
lance armstrong opens up to oprah winfrey about doping. she says he comes clean in an unexpected way. a new wonder material is said to change your world forever. we will show you what it looks like. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. syrian students turned up at the university of aleppo today ready for the first day of exams. what they got instead was two massive explosions. twin blasts rocked the school, killing at least 80 people. rebel forces as the...
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turns out lance armstrong was a bully. to me, i wish this society still shunned people, you know what i mean? we have lost that sort of thing. >> bill: is he through we know that. >> you think? he goes through the oprah atm. >> bill: can he go to oprah and do the lombado all day long. is he through in the court of public opinion. is he going to be ruined financially because the u.s. post office is going to sue to get their 30 million back. >> they will. >> bill: they can get trouble damages. do you like treble? >> i like when you talk legal. >> bill: treble? and then all the other people like the times of london lost a judgment to him for 500,000. they are going to want it back. the endorsement people fraud and inducement of that. he is going to be in court for the next 10 years. and is he going to be paying all of this stuff. who is going to hire this guy? >> it's donte symbolic retribution that's the circle of hell by phoneys you are done in allegations and lawsuits. >> bill: do you believe in karma. >> sure i do. i won'
turns out lance armstrong was a bully. to me, i wish this society still shunned people, you know what i mean? we have lost that sort of thing. >> bill: is he through we know that. >> you think? he goes through the oprah atm. >> bill: can he go to oprah and do the lombado all day long. is he through in the court of public opinion. is he going to be ruined financially because the u.s. post office is going to sue to get their 30 million back. >> they will. >> bill:...
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plus, lance armstrong with a change of heart, he says or something. now, we're told he has apologized, reports of tears and admission of some kind to oprah winfrey. we're got all the details. new study says more americans are working well past retirement. it says, i wonder why, but that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. >> first at 3:00 in new york city. president obama is warning that a political deadlock over the nation's debt ceiling could damage the u.s. economy and beyond. it's estimated without the deal the government could run out of money to pail its bills as early as mid-february. the president said the idea of refusing to raise the debt ceiling is irresponsible and absurd. >> republicans in congress have two choices here. they can act responsibly and pay america's bills are act irresponsibly and put america through another economic crisis. but they will not collect a ransom for not crashing the american economy. >> shep: they say they won't support raising the debt limit and there a battle line. the debt ceiling is the ma
plus, lance armstrong with a change of heart, he says or something. now, we're told he has apologized, reports of tears and admission of some kind to oprah winfrey. we're got all the details. new study says more americans are working well past retirement. it says, i wonder why, but that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. >> first at 3:00 in new york city. president obama is warning that a political deadlock over the nation's debt ceiling could damage the u.s. economy...
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lance armstrong now has to give something back after reportedly admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs. >>> coming up next, "30 rock" followed by "access hollywood live" and at 1:00 watch "days of our lives" here on nbc bay area. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or why it doesn't have to be an adventure to stick to your new year's budget. because safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a case of arrowhead water is just $3.33. folgers is $7.99 for the large size. that's a huge deal. rise and shine. simply orange oj is just $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> lance armstrong has now been stripped of his bronze medal from the 2000 sydney olympics because of his involvement in doping. >> no shocker here. officials say the ioc sent a letter to armstrong, asking him to return that medal. armstrong's interview is going to be with oprah scheduled to air tonight and tomorrow night on her own network. oprah confirmed, armstrong does admit to using the drugs but for years the cyc
lance armstrong now has to give something back after reportedly admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs. >>> coming up next, "30 rock" followed by "access hollywood live" and at 1:00 watch "days of our lives" here on nbc bay area. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or why it doesn't have to be an adventure to stick to your new year's budget. because safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a...
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nbc's anne thompson reports, it's also about what armstrong didn't say. >> reporter: control marked lance armstrong's career, punishing the competition in the tour de france, blatantly lying about his extensive use of performance-enhancing drugs. that control teetered in the second part of his exclusive interview with oprah winfrey, as the father of five described telling his children the truth. >> and i said, i want you to know that it's true. >> reporter: a confession motivated by his 13-year-old soon luke, defending him online. >> i told luke, i said -- i said, don't defend me anymore. >> reporter: in the hour-long show on own, armstrong said he raced clean when he returned to the tour in 2009 and 2010, something he says his ex-wife kristen made him promise to do. >> and i never would have betrayed that with her. >> reporter: the u.s. anti-doping agency report on armstrong disputes that saying the likelihood of armstrong's blood values from those tours occurring naturally is less than one in a million. why would armstrong deny doping in his comeback but concede it in his tour victory?
nbc's anne thompson reports, it's also about what armstrong didn't say. >> reporter: control marked lance armstrong's career, punishing the competition in the tour de france, blatantly lying about his extensive use of performance-enhancing drugs. that control teetered in the second part of his exclusive interview with oprah winfrey, as the father of five described telling his children the truth. >> and i said, i want you to know that it's true. >> reporter: a confession...
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. >> cyclist lance armstrong finally admits he used performance enhancing drugs. x date snow? >> 6 inches. >> whether systems are not always so predictable. most of the d.c. region did not see any snow. parts of southern and west virginia got quite a winter blast. good morning, washington. it's friday, january 18. there's no snow outside. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. glad to have you along. let's get to jacqui jeras to talk about the forecast for today. she is incognito. >> what are we looking for? >> for the weather forecast. >> adam caskey is over there. >> exchanges by the hour. look at the two of you hiding. >> these sunglasses will come in handy later today. i have quite a bit of confidence in that, just so you know. kind of a busted on this one. it did what we originally thought it was going if we had stuck with our guns. we're always on edge around here. it's one of those things you have to deal with. let's go ahead and show you the satellite and radar picture. you can kind of see the circulation of the area of low pressure on the southern end of that. you
. >> cyclist lance armstrong finally admits he used performance enhancing drugs. x date snow? >> 6 inches. >> whether systems are not always so predictable. most of the d.c. region did not see any snow. parts of southern and west virginia got quite a winter blast. good morning, washington. it's friday, january 18. there's no snow outside. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. glad to have you along. let's get to jacqui jeras to talk about the forecast for today. she...
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lance armstrong won seven tour de france titles. the reason why none of his been stripped of those titles that have not been given to the second place finishers in each of those seven races, the second place finishers have also been found to be using performance enhancing drugs. if you look at the top 10 finishers at each of his seven wins, 48 of 70 have been documented of having using performance and having drugs. -- performance enhancing drugs. cycling, most of the doping has to do with increasing the oxygenation of your blood, increasing your lung capacity. if as many people died in the nfl -- which has been under scrutiny -- as have died in cycling in the past 20 years, there would be weekly hearings on capitol hill. it is an incredibly dangerous and taxing sport. cyclist talk about drug use as if it is survival. all that being said, the answer is not to dope your body. the answer is the reformation of the sport, tried to make the course is safer, unionize in the cycle so they have a collective voice. lance armstrong has, striki
lance armstrong won seven tour de france titles. the reason why none of his been stripped of those titles that have not been given to the second place finishers in each of those seven races, the second place finishers have also been found to be using performance enhancing drugs. if you look at the top 10 finishers at each of his seven wins, 48 of 70 have been documented of having using performance and having drugs. -- performance enhancing drugs. cycling, most of the doping has to do with...
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i say look at this arrogant prick. >> brian: that's lance armstrong on lance armstrong. it was unthinkable because for so many years, he used to scream at people and be accusational to those when said he's cheating. he would sue them. last night he said he did not win one single race without blood doping. also indicated upon further review that he thinks everybody is doing it. it doesn't go under the category of cheating if cheating gives you an advantage. if you look at the 17 of the last 33 winners, they all failed drug tests. so lance was able to rationalize, and i saw rick reilly from sports ill astronauted, now espn, who interviewed him so many times over the last few years and he said he won't even take lance's calls because he was going to bat for him and he was somebody who said, over and over again, i never cheated. and he just said that this last night was about him rationalizing. not really apologizing. so very little emotion. i only saw him emotional when he talked about his mom. >> steve: the good thing is, for all those people who said he's doping and he th
i say look at this arrogant prick. >> brian: that's lance armstrong on lance armstrong. it was unthinkable because for so many years, he used to scream at people and be accusational to those when said he's cheating. he would sue them. last night he said he did not win one single race without blood doping. also indicated upon further review that he thinks everybody is doing it. it doesn't go under the category of cheating if cheating gives you an advantage. if you look at the 17 of the...
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>> yes, i forgive lance armstrong. he was doping because everyone else was. lance is a hero because he won seven tour de france races. >> tom says i do not forgive armstrong. if he would have told the
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for lance armstrong his big lie is over. his confession to oprah winfrey aired last night. >> armstrong says he began taking performance-enhancing drugs in the mid-90s. he said he did not consider it cheating. to him it was leveling the playing field. >> did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> did you ever use any other banned substances like testosterone, cortisone, or human growth hormone? >> yes. >> yes or no, in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope? >> yes. >> in your opinion, was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping seven times in a row? >> not in my opinion. >> i thought it was interesting that she started the interview with the yes and no questions right off the bat to get him to answer however he chose, and the very first question, did you cheat, yeah. >> almost like a prosecutor going through all these questions. >> good to know. >> you have to tell oprah yes or no right hero. yo
for lance armstrong his big lie is over. his confession to oprah winfrey aired last night. >> armstrong says he began taking performance-enhancing drugs in the mid-90s. he said he did not consider it cheating. to him it was leveling the playing field. >> did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> did you ever use any other banned substances like testosterone, cortisone, or human growth hormone? >> yes. >>...
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plus the lance armstrong interview. he's denied he doped for years. >> sick and tired of these allegations. they are absolutely untrue. >> the support gave him the boot. >> lance armstrong has no place in cycling. >> now and for the first time lance armstrong says he's opening up about what really happened. >>> and hundreds of people hunting giant snakes. >> the species of the day is ber mes python. >> i have a machete and side arm. >> man verses python in the florida everglades. >> breaking news with lance armstrong. first president obama still supports an assault weapons ban. he admits it may not make it through congress. the president head a news conference and said the ban is one idea he is considering after a list of recommendations from joe biden. it includes legislative proposals and by himself using his presidential powers without the congress. he put them in charge of the gun violence task force after the massacre in newtown. one month from today a mab killed 26 people including 20 first graders. the president
plus the lance armstrong interview. he's denied he doped for years. >> sick and tired of these allegations. they are absolutely untrue. >> the support gave him the boot. >> lance armstrong has no place in cycling. >> now and for the first time lance armstrong says he's opening up about what really happened. >>> and hundreds of people hunting giant snakes. >> the species of the day is ber mes python. >> i have a machete and side arm. >> man...
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. >> and has disgraced cyclist lance armstrong finally owned up to cheating? we begin in pakistan where the supreme court has ordered the arrest of the prime minister and 16 others over corruption charges. >> this came after a mass protest in the capital added to pressure by the government. >> and aid to the government has accused the military of orchestrating the protests, and the order to arrest the prime minister. this political turmoil comes just months ahead of national elections. >> instead of millions, security officials say it is more like 25,000 protesters gathered in the parliaments in islamabad. there have been isolated clashes, and there was violence as demonstrators reached the heavily fortified area around the parliament building. gunshots were heard, but it was unear if they were from protesters or police. he is so f unknown in pakistani politics and is the government step down immediately and that a caretaker government be set up to ensure that elections may reflect a truly democratic result. >> this is absolutely laughlin and democratic. we ar
. >> and has disgraced cyclist lance armstrong finally owned up to cheating? we begin in pakistan where the supreme court has ordered the arrest of the prime minister and 16 others over corruption charges. >> this came after a mass protest in the capital added to pressure by the government. >> and aid to the government has accused the military of orchestrating the protests, and the order to arrest the prime minister. this political turmoil comes just months ahead of national...
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lance armstrong confesses to doping. while he was doping, he didn't think he was cheating, he says. >> i had this exercise, kipt he i kept hearing, i'm a cheat, i'm a cheat, i'm a cheater. i went and looked up -- i looked up the definition of cheat. >> yes. >> and the definition of cheat is to gain an advantage on a rival or foe, you know, they don't have or that -- i didn't view it that way. i viewed it as -- as a level playing field. >> psychologist paula bloom sitting here with me in the studio. that's a deep sigh. my goodness, paula bloom. it is like you live and think about someone who would have common sense to do right, to do wrong. and then it seems to be this theme of this pursuit of perfection lance armstrong's life. >> right. not to lessen the blame on him by any means, but i think we live in this culture of it is not good enough to be good enough. you need to be the best. every parent wants their kid to be in the gifted program. everybody thinks to be worthwhile, you have to be the best. >> like an honor stud
lance armstrong confesses to doping. while he was doping, he didn't think he was cheating, he says. >> i had this exercise, kipt he i kept hearing, i'm a cheat, i'm a cheat, i'm a cheater. i went and looked up -- i looked up the definition of cheat. >> yes. >> and the definition of cheat is to gain an advantage on a rival or foe, you know, they don't have or that -- i didn't view it that way. i viewed it as -- as a level playing field. >> psychologist paula bloom sitting...
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a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have been waiting to hear were answered and certainly answered -- i can only say i was satisfied by the answer. >> oprah said in terms xf possess sur exposure, it is the biggest interview for lance ashe's ever. our talk back question, can lance armstrong redeem himself. >>> he's vowing to help stop gun violence in america even if he has to act on his own. but president obama's vow is angering at least one member of congress. he's threatening impeachment. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i fig
a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have...